Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-25
State News.


/ CUHBEkLAND.
Mr.. A. N. Southvorth, late of III. P.,c.,
House. North Stanford, N. H., h.s mr..
chased the well known and popular Bridaton
house in that village. Mr. Percy took no..
session Nay lst-The Extension of the Ssco
hiver, narrow guage railroad from Bridston
70 Harrison, Is miles1 is nov considered .
settled fact, and . survey for the same il verv
soon to be made. A survey of Is miles from
North Stafford to Colebrook, n. u. il 70 h.
made for . marrow guage railroad.
Mr.. W. Motley of Deerng, owns q fine
mastif that is the playmate and protector 81
his little son Willie. Saturday, Willie and .
little playmate, a son- of Mr. Hooper, we're
scuffinR in . hammock. and the dog ,pranp
on TO the Hooper boy and bit him severely on
the legs and on the body. Mr. Motley saw,
he VIII do with the dog whatever Mr.. Hooper
wishes.
HANCOCK
heavy fire was raging at Somesville,
wednesday, which threatened to DESTROY the
village. The FIRE started on Oak Hill, and
aided by the high wind, rapidly bore down on
the village. Somes' blacksmith shop was
| burned and q number of other houses were
only saved by being thoroughly wetted down
at hve O'Clock in the afternoon the fire was
still burning briskly in the woods but all
danger TO the village was over, according "a
the Bar Harbor Record
Two Bar Harbor Herald hears that Mr..
Samuel Cole, while blowing in bis field,
| recently turned out an image of man which
seems TO be made of iron, but is not rusty,
part OF the legs being gone, a pipe or some
such instrument held in the hands up to the
mouth, and in good preservation. The par,
found was about tvs feet long. 1t was sur.
rounded by what seemed to have been a stone
wall making an enclosure a few feet square
The place is one of the oldest settled ones in
town, and the origin of the image is mys-
terry.
There are several thousand dollars in the
Bucksport treasury to be used for paving the
town debt. but the treasurer has been unable
to purchase bond without paving a large
premium. The Bucksport Clipper reports
some kicking on the part of the citizens at
paving tao per cent higher interest than
asked for money loaned to towns. and they
think the bondholders, particularly those W no
live in town, should sell the bonds which they
hold to the town.
PENoBscor.
The Wing says: One of the light fingered
gentry while passing through the car of the
Maine Central depot yesterday, took watch
from the vest of one Of the employees of the
car. which was hanging near the door, and
made away with it. The article was soon
missed and complaint made TO Marshal
Whitney who will make every effort to
catch the thief. 1t was cool performance,
The Dexter ladies have for some time con
templated publishing a journal of literary
educational and social progress, and its first
appearance has been announced for the first
of June. twill appear monthly in magazine
form. The name will be "Quiet Hours"
and the lroprietors are Mrs Fannie B .
Damon and Mrs. Mary v. Pierce.
SOMERSET.
FAIRFIELD. - Our correspondent writes
May %: Will Harrington has sold his colt to
Chas. Ramsey of Lynn. Mass. for 1915
The funeral of Mrs. Nancy Kendall took
place Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Holt hav-
ing charge.-Elder Remick is grading his lot
which improves the looks very much Me-
mortal Day will be observed by the G A. r
in the usual manner. Chas Rowel will de-
liver the Grafton at the park. The Post ill
attend church next Sunday at the Methodist
The Methodist society have engaged Mrs.
w. II. Emery of Skownegan as orgauist
Rev. N. ID. Curtis preached in Pennington
his pulpit here being supplied by DR.. Pepper
President of Colby Unversi,y.-G W.
Young is building an addition to his shop on
Main street for carriages, of which he keeps
fine line.-A lot of building is going on
here at the present time. All kinds of bust
ness are good Mills are running on full time.
Christian Fogg tell down stairs last Friday,
breaking her collar bone and cracking her
shoulder. This is the second time within a
year that her collar bone has been broken.
DR.. Crossman is the attending physician, and
up to this time she is doing nicely.
NORTH FAIRFIELD correspondent
writes May pa: quarterly meeting was
held at the Friends church On Friday Satur-
dav and Sunday, and there was a large at.
tendance. Among others the following min
listers were present and delivered interesting
addresses: Silas Strout of Windham, Ezra
Pes.sons of Indiana, Alfred H. Jones of
China and Charles II. Jones, Principal of
Oak Grove Seminary, Vassslboro.-Farmers
are beginning to want little rain to start up
some grass in the pastures and to help along
the grain that is sowed.-The rear of a
drive of over 600 cords of poplar passed
here recently en- route for the pulp mills at
Fsirfield.-There lie some movement of wool
at % cents per pound A. B. Hoxie is about
to commence repairs on his saw mill, which
was damaged in the late freshet w alter
A. Goodw in has succeeded Philsnder Stew
ard on the cream route from here TO Skow
hegan.-R. B. Sheppard has a nice lot of
two months old grade Hereford steers, ten in
number, that girt from 6 it., in. to it., 4